Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's been on about the Brownies ever since she was seven , the age at which Granny says girls can join . ’ |
| 2 | I have personally been down to the suppliers several times and checked , and there is no doubt we will have delivery . |
| 3 | When he went round the corner to her room and knocked , she would have to pretend that she had been down to the kitchens . |
| 4 | This original small port and fishing village had been down on the marshes adjoining the Rother , not far from Rye , and given to Fécamp Abbey by Cnut . |
| 5 | It was just that , well , I heard he 'd been down at the police station this morning . |
| 6 | My friends who lived nearby were all envious for I was the only one who had ever been down into the depths of the mysterious cellar . |
| 7 | On section eleven , yes we are along with the Liberals , we are trying to maintain the budget against the government cuts , but do n't anybody get away with the impression that that is going to maintain the service as it is at the moment , because we are really to pick up extra pupils . |
| 8 | All the big guns are through to the semi-finals as expected . |
| 9 | In rugby , Bicester are through to the semi-finals of the Provincial Insurance Cup . |
| 10 | We keep the trees erm they 're on about the trees are mature well my suggestion is there 's a lot of councillors that are very mature and really they could do far better getting eleven spindly new younger councillors to make these decisions on behalf of all the public tax payers in Nottingham . |
| 11 | They 're down to the squirrels . ’ |
| 12 | and let's hope they 're all looking on the bright side of life for this week 's coca cola cup games … now there was a time when Gloucester rugby would always give us a cheer … but they 're down in the dumps too … |
| 13 | We 're off to the police station . ’ |
| 14 | Yes I 'm glad in a way , I suppose , though I 'll still never see you if you 're off to the provinces to entertain the troops , damn their eyes . |
| 15 | Now that she 's gone you wo n't always be saying that you 're off to the pictures with her . |
| 16 | But we 're off up the stairs . |
| 17 | As far as I can make out we 're up to , we 're up to the darts competition |
| 18 | If you 're out on the roads this weekend , there 's a chance you could see a squashed beetle . |
| 19 | We 'd lived there three years , decorated it and everything and then bang we 're out on the streets . |
| 20 | Soon we 're back to the favourites , |
| 21 | And now dear children You see we 're back to the children again are n't we ? |
| 22 | I hope the effects continue once they 're back on the streets . |
| 23 | We 're back in the trenches of World War One , it 's raining and the men are ankle-deep in mud . |
| 24 | They 're back in the charts . |
| 25 | They are off into the hills and they will hide there as outlaws till the Act is lifted . ’ |
| 26 | Town are up with the pacemakers for promotion . |
| 27 | Brushing back her hair with the back of a damp hand she said : ‘ Your lot are up in the attics , Miss Sara is out and they 're in the shop . ’ |
| 28 | You know where the swings are up by the shops ? |
| 29 | ‘ And if you do n't get out of here I 'll tell him you 've been up in the woods with a dog . |
| 30 | This has never been up among the recommendations for this work , and even at mid-price it is n't competitive with those versions listed above . |